The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics says New Jersey will have the nation’s 11th highest proportion of women in its Legislature, once Nancy Munoz is sworn into the Assembly to replace her … Continue reading →

The January-through-March campaign finance report filed by the Republican State Committee shows the state GOP struggled raising funds in 2009’s first quarter, despite enthusiasm that the party has its best shot in a dozen years at winning a statewide office … Continue reading →

In a piece on CQPolitics, Republican campaign consultant Bill Pascoe — whose work in New Jersey included a few tours with former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler’s thwarted bids for governor — has some interesting insights into the Quinnipiac poll … Continue reading →

In her budget presentation last week about the Department of Law and Public Safety, Attorney General Anne Milgram talked about how the state Division of Law obtained $154 million in recoveries and judgments for the state in 2008, some of … Continue reading →

While it’s not yet clear what sort of short-term plan lawmakers and Gov. Jon Corzine have to extend the state’s open-space program, a Republican state senator appears to want the state to seek to borrow more for it this time … Continue reading →

New Jersey might hire a private company to handle the phones at the Division of Consumer Affairs, Attorney General Anne Milgram told lawmakers at an Assembly budget hearing last week. Asked about the various ways the Department of Law & … Continue reading →

Emails today from the Department of Environmental Protection, and when they reached my inbox: 3:17 p.m.: Ozone levels are forecast to reach the unhealthy for sensitive groups category during the afternoon and early evening hours on Monday over most of … Continue reading →

The state Supreme Court today ruled that a company seeking reams of land transaction information from Bergen County would have to pay more than $460,000 first, so that Social Security numbers can be blocked out. At issue is a request … Continue reading →

A new Office of the State Auditor review of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology is out — and the audit’s findings are familiar, since they show the agency never fixed the problems it was warned about five years ago. Staffers … Continue reading →

About the Authors

Bob JordanBob Jordan has covered state, county and muncipal governments for the past 10 years. He has also covered the gaming industry and has been a sports team beat writer for NHL, NBA and major league baseball teams.E-mail Bob

John SchoonejongenJohn Schoonejongen is state editor for Gannett New Jersey newspapers. He has reported and edited at New Jersey newspapers from Salem County to Passaic County, writing about everything from state politics to lost pigs on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Born in Camden County, he still speaks with a southern New Jersey accent, much to his wife's annoyance.E-mail John

Michael SymonsMichael Symons has covered seven governors while working in Gannett's Statehouse Bureau -- a stint which actually only stretches back to 2000, but the door revolves quickly in New Jersey politics. He's co-author of the biography "Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power."E-mail Michael